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My husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I told him that I wanted to go to a Latin Mass. Neither one of us have been to a Latin Mass since we were little kids, prior to Vatican ll. I told him that it could be anytime, not necessarily on my birthday, as it is not on a Sunday this year. I do notice a church about 45 minutes from us that has some weeknight EO Masses as well.

I told him that I thought we would receive on the tongue, kneeling. He is fine with that, also. My question is about veiling, Do all women veil at a Latin Mass? I have a veil, two actually, that belonged to my grandmother. To be honest, I’m feeling a little hypocritical doing all of these things because I haven’t done them in years and likely won’t do them at my home parish. I’m not opposed to doing them, but I think it could be distracting to others. I guess it’s kind of a “when in Rome” feeling that I get. As you can probably tell, I’m a little nervous about going, but I’d really like to do it at least once. Any advice?
 
I’ve been to a Latin Mass a few times, and normally the women do wear veils, but not all of them do. I think the judgment on whether or not to do that, is up to you
 
You don’t have to veil when attending a Latin mass, but it is laudible practice, and is much more common among women at the Latin Mass then at the Novus Ordo.
 
No, they don’t all wear head coverings. In Australia.

I attend both EF and OF. Women wear head coverings or don’t, at both Masses

Semper Catholic could you explain what you mean by laudable
 
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It is not the traditional practice these days. Women do not have to cover their head.

Those who are going to pull out that quote in Paul as proof really need to explain why they don’t have parapets on their homes. Read more of that chapter of Paul.
 
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I attend EF when I can, and I have done both. Covering, and not covering. I feel a bit conspicuous when I cover, but I’ve found a veil and a way to stick in the bobby pins so the veil stays in place. I agree that you’ll feel better to blend in “in Rome”. Sometimes there is a basket of veils in the vestibule, in case you don’t have one.
I don’t think anyone really notices or cares if you do not have one, though. I think they expect visitors, and realize that visitors may not cover.
I also find it interesting to see the variety of clothing in general at EF. Many men wear suits, but not all of them. Women do seem to typically wear skirts / dresses, usually on the long side.
 
Usually I have seen women at EF in dresses and in head coverings of all types. Last week it was quite cold out when I went to one in the evening and I’d say about half the women were in pants for that one, probably because of the weather. They all had some kind of head covering, although several chose to wear a hat instead of a veil. I wore a pashmina prayer shawl as a head and neck scarf because it was cold out.
 
Back when Latin Mass was the only Mass, most women wore hats, not veils.

But this is 2018, so it might be normative now at least where you are at.
 
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Back when Latin Mass was the only Mass, most women wore hats, not veils.
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Depends on where you were in the world and the predominant ethnic group.
Veiling seems to have been pretty big among the Italian ladies.
Some of the other European cultures used headscarves of some sort.
 
I go to a Tradirional Latin Mass every Sunday and most, but not all, women wear veils or hats. It’s ok if you don’t want to wear a veil. When I first began going to the TLM I did not wear a veil and no one said anything about it. While it is true that most women wear dresses or skirts some wear slacks. I usually wear slacks in the winter.

Why not put the veil in your purse and once you are at the Church decide if you are comfortable wearing it?
 
When I lived close to an FSSP Mass, I never covered my head-- but other people did.

So if it’s something that you’d like to do, do it-- but if you’re not comfortable with it, or you don’t happen to possess something appropriate, no one’s going to criticize you or mention it.
 
Whenever I see a woman at an English mass wearing a veil, I think it’s admirable. Go for it.
 
I agree. My mom and grandma usually wore veils. I wore a veil or a chapel cap as a kid. I did have a beret that I wore on occasion, though.
 
I’ve been to Latin mass 4 times, two at once church and two at another. All four times every women I saw there was wearing a veil. They all had extra veils in the back and at the first one I went to, they were handing out veils like music issues when you walked in lol
 
Another in Australia here - the parish I sometimes attend seems to be around 50/50ish, sometimes 60/40 in favour of not veiling. Some women just wear hats. The attitude I get is that there is no judgement around the veil or what anyone is wearing, although most people tend to dress up a bit nicer than you would usually see at the average parish mass. My girlfriend (not yet Catholic but being baptised this Easter) loves the veil and wants to get one, even though she isn’t a big fan of the EO mass.

Its not only a matter of tradition, but also of personal piety. If you’re not already aware, I’d research into the symbolism of wearing the veil, and what it represents, and see if you feel more attracted to it. If you don’t well no harm done - if its not going to aid you lift your mind and heart to God, then don’t worry.
 
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I live in France, and attend EF Mass on Sundays. Last Sunday I was one of two women wearing a mantilla. There were a few hats, but I don’t know if those ladies made a deliberate effort to cover their heads for Mass or if they were just dressing for the weather—it’s none too warm here at the moment 🥶 The vast majority of heads were uncovered.

So the upshot is YMMV. The practice varies from place to place.
 
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